The 2006 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

The Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a Continental Cup organized by NORCECA with teams from North- and Central America, and the Caribbean, to qualify for the America's Cup. The women have their own equivalent of the tournament, the Women's Pan-American Cup....

was the first edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, played by seven countries from June 3 to June 12, 2006 in Tijuana

Tijuana

Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...

 and Mexicali, Mexico. The event served as a qualifier for the 2007 America's Cup in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, where the top three teams will join the teams from Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela. The winner of each pool automatically advanced to the semi-finals and the teams placed in second and third met in crossed matches in the quarterfinals round.

Competing nations

Group A — Mexicali Mexicali Mexicali is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area reaches 936,826.The city...	Group B — Tijuana Tijuana Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...

Group A

• Monday June 5

  	3 – 1		23-25 25-19 25-18 25-18
  	3 – 0		26-24 25-20 25-14

• Tuesday June 6

  	3 – 0		26-24 25-16 25-20
  	2 – 3		21-25 21-25 25-19 25-14 19-21

• Wednesday June 7

  	3 – 0		25-17 25-9 25-19
  	3 – 2		23-25 25-21 17-25 25-21 15-12

Group B

• Monday June 5

  	3 – 0		25-11 25-9 25-08

• Tuesday June 6

  	0 – 3		10-25 16-25 16-25

• Wednesday June 7

  	2 – 3		25-20 18-25 23-25 25-21 09-15

Final round

Quarter finals

• Friday June 9, 2006

  	3 – 0		25-14 25-15 25-19
  	1 – 3		23-25 26-28 25-21 20-25

Semi finals

• Saturday June 10, 2006

  	0 – 3		24-26 20-25 23-25
  	3 – 0		25-23 26-24 25-19

Finals

• Sunday June 11, 2006 — Seventh Place Match

  	3 – 1		25-23 25-17 23-25 25-17

• Saturday June 10, 2006 — Fifth Place Match

  	0 – 3		17-25 11-25 17-25

• Sunday June 11, 2006 — Bronze Medal Match

  	0 – 3		22-25 18-25 22-25

• Sunday June 11, 2006 — Gold Medal Match

  	1 – 3		25-17 20-25 17-25 23-25

Final ranking

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• • United States, Dominican Republic and Canada qualified for the 2007 Volleyball America's Cup
    2007 Volleyball America's Cup
    The 2007 Volleyball America's Cup was the sixth edition of the annual Men's Volleyball Tournament, played by six countries from North, Central and South America...
    
    

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •   Elvis Contreras
    Elvis Contreras
    Elvis Daverson Contreras is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 2006 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico...
    
    

• Best Spiker
  •   José Martell

• Best Scorer
  •   Elvis Contreras
    Elvis Contreras
    Elvis Daverson Contreras is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 2006 Pan American Cup in Mexicali, Mexico...
    
    

• Best Defender
  •   Richard Lambourne
    Richard Lambourne
    Richard "Rich" Edward Lambourne is an American indoor volleyball player. He joined the U.S. men's national team in 2000 as the designated libero. He has recently played for Delecta Bydgoszcz...
    
    

• Best Setter
  •   Cristian Cruz

• Best Server
  •   Rolando Junquin

• Best Libero
  •   Carlos Velásquez

• Best Blocker
  •   Murray Grapentine
    Murray Grapentine
    Murray Grapentine is a volleyball player from Canada, who competes for the Men's National Team. Playing as a middle-blocker he was named Best Blocker at the 2003 and the 2007 NORCECA Championship....